Thursday, February 11, 2010

SOCORRO – In the course of following up on a burglary investigation, Socorro police officers took five people into custody on child abuse and narcotics charges.According to the criminal complaint, Anna Lee Baca, Amanda Padilla, Walter Robertson, Dustin Smith, and Stonee Williams were arrested Tuesday, Feb. 9,at 3:30 p.m. on one count of child abuse, possession of medication without a prescription, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.Sgt. Richard Lopez said in the report that he and Capt. Angel Garcia were attempting to locate Dustin Smith on a separate matter, who was reported to be visiting a residence at 112 B Street. The officers found a note on the front door directing people to go to the back door. The report said that the officers heard voices from inside the house referencing the smoking of marijuana, and the odor of marijuana smoke was coming from an open window. The officers waited “for some time” and then knocked on the door.Upon entering, Lopez saw two women and three men in the room, and a minor child on a bed. The complaint stated that Anna Lee Baca was sitting on the floor with an amount of marijuana on a VHS case, and Walter Robertson sitting next to a piece of board with lines of white powdery substance. Also in the room was Amanda Padilla (owner of the residence), Stonee Williams, and Dustin Smith, the man they were originally looking for.“In the room was the strong odor of marijuana, along with a cloud of smoke,” the complaint stated. “In plain view” were marijuana cigarettes, the board with white powdery substance, a gray box with several syringes and “other articles associated with marijuana and methamphetamine abuse.”All of the items were well within reach of the minor child on the bed, Lopez said.The report stated that Amanda Padilla told police that the powdery substance was hydrocodone (vicodin) pills crushed up.All five suspects were placed into custody and incarcerated at the Socorro County Detention Center. Arraignments have not yet been scheduled.

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